http://www.heraldnet.com/thepetridish Reporter-columnist Jerry Cornfield writes on the culture of politics in Snohomish County and throughout Washington. en-us Copyright 2008, The Daily Herald Co., Everett, Wash. ehelm@heraldnet.com (Elaine Helm) ckelly@heraldnet.com (Carlotta Kelly) SATURDAY,28NOV2009 9:28pm PST SATURDAY,28NOV2009 9:28pm PST Newspapers http://www.heraldnet.com/rss 30 http://www.heraldnet.com/images/heraldnet.gif http://www.heraldnet.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091120/BLOG13/911209985/-1/RSS24 Washington won't take part in the initial round of competition for potentially hundreds of millions of federal dollars for education. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091120/BLOG13/911209985/-1/RSS24 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:58:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199990/-1/RSS24 Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said today... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199990/-1/RSS24 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:56:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199994/-1/RSS24 Today's latest revenue forecast contained more evidence that consumers are not feeling good about their economic well-being and thus aren't spending... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199994/-1/RSS24 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:54:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199998/-1/RSS24 Today's Herald has an interview with the man who will launch his campaign for governor tonight. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BLOG13/911199998/-1/RSS24 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:52:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091118/BLOG13/911189970/-1/RSS24 It's been a couple hours since I learned of a nationwide http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091118/BLOG13/911189970/-1/RSS24 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:02:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091118/BLOG13/911189998/-1/RSS24 Which of the following people is hold ing an event Thursday to kick off their campaign for governor in 2012? A) Christine Gregoire http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091118/BLOG13/911189998/-1/RSS24 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:09:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091117/BLOG13/911179986/-1/RSS24 Friday the 13th proved to be a pretty lucky day for Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091117/BLOG13/911179986/-1/RSS24 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:47:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091117/BLOG13/911179996/-1/RSS24 Supporters of Republican Snohomish County Councilman John Koster want him to challenge incumbent Democrat Congressman Rick Larsen in 2010. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091117/BLOG13/911179996/-1/RSS24 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:41:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091116/BLOG13/911169998/-1/RSS24 Democratic state Rep. Hans Dunshee says he's thinking about taking on Democratic state Sen. Steve Hobbs in 2010. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091116/BLOG13/911169998/-1/RSS24 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:46:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091112/BLOG13/911129996/-1/RSS24 It looks like a big win for the state this morning in a legal challenge to how it allocates money to publc schools. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091112/BLOG13/911129996/-1/RSS24 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091111/BLOG13/911119981/-1/RSS24 Helen Immell is no lawyer. Yet, in in a few months, she'll be in front of the state Supreme Court arguing for her right to speak freely with her car... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091111/BLOG13/911119981/-1/RSS24 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:02:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099984/-1/RSS24 Sad news today with the passing of Peggy Pritchard-Olson, an Edmonds councilwoman and daughter of the late Republican legislator Joel Pritchard. She... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099984/-1/RSS24 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099990/-1/RSS24 Pastor Joe Fuiten, one of the state's better known conservative Christian political activists, didn't have a lot of compliments today about the... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099990/-1/RSS24 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:52:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099998/-1/RSS24 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA., will be in Seattle today where she will join Democratic Reps. Jay Inslee, Jim McDermott and Norman Dicks in a tour... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/BLOG13/911099998/-1/RSS24 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:59:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091106/BLOG13/911069995/-1/RSS24 The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to decide the case of whether signers of petitions for Referendum 71 have a constitutional right to keep their... http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091106/BLOG13/911069995/-1/RSS24 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:37:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091105/BLOG13/911059993/-1/RSS24 I want to direct your attention to http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091105/BLOG13/911059993/-1/RSS24 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:30:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091104/BLOG13/911049997/-1/RSS24 Isn't it nice to wake up in the morning and see the election results are the same as they were when you went to bed? http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091104/BLOG13/911049997/-1/RSS24 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:01:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/BLOG13/911039966/-1/RSS24 Security guards stood outside the election night party held by Protect Marriage Washington at the Holiday Inn in Everett tonight. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/BLOG13/911039966/-1/RSS24 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:01:00 PST The Petri Dish http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091101/BLOG13/911019971/-1/RSS24 The hottest contest in Snohomish County not on Tuesday's ballot is the one for the appointment as county prosecutor. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091101/BLOG13/911019971/-1/RSS24